According to the Turkish Daily News the Germans have beaten the British in ownership of property in Turkey. Whilst this may be good news for Germans living in Turkey the Turkish government are now examining the effects that overseas buyers are having on the country.     Turkish government representatives are re-examining the Turkish law that restricts foreign ownership. Foreign...

  Antalya, long known as the capital of Mediterranean Turkey, is a favourite spot for foreigners looking to buy or rent property in Turkey. Last year over six million tourists from 160 countries visited this city on Turkey’s southern coast. It has an ideal location overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a modern, international airport that makes it easy to get to, and a climate with over 300 days...

  A new golf course is set to open on the Bodrum Peninsula of Turkey’s southwest coast along the Aegean Sea. The Vita Park Golf Resort, located in Milas, will be Turkey’s largest golf resort with two 18-hole courses and a golf academy when completed. Housing and property in the area is being developed to meet the needs for increased demand from overseas investors, local owners and...

  The New South Wales Property Council has indicated its concerns over the slowing Australian property market by proposing to the State Government that removal of stamp duty from all new homes was the best way to jumpstart the market.     The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the stamp duty proposal, which is based on modelling by the economic forecaster BIS Shrapnel, would cost the...

  Overseas mortgage specialist USHE Overseas Ltd have announced a new Spanish mortgage that can run up to your 80th birthday making thousands of retired individuals now eligible for a mortgage in Spain. The non resident Spanish mortgage is a combination of interest only for the first 15 years reverting to repayment in the latter part of the mortgage making it more affordable in the early years...

  The  Internet & Property Entrepreneur Conference  has announced the dates for its unique conferences on tour in the UK. Delegates who attend the conferences get the chance to rub shoulders with the UK’s internet and property millionaires, who attend with the aim of sharing their secrets with budding UK entrepreneurs.     The dates and location for budding...

Marr international Ltd a UK based property marketing company have found that Golf Courses are proving key factors when selling millionaire homes. Whilst marketing a 4 million dollar luxury home from Palos Verdes Estates California they found that overseas buyers would have discounted the Californian home if it was not for Google Earth calculating the distance from the house to Trump National Golf...

  CEO of propertyfinder.com a UK based property portal has hit out at claims made by Estate Agency News that stated that propertyfinder were not prepared to release official traffic figures to the property web site.   Propertyfinder is one of the UKs major property portals and was purchased in November 2005 by Australia’s property portal, realestate.com.au, and News International, owners...

Traditional methods of buying property in France are changing as UK buyers begin to step away from UK lenders to finance their homes in France. Assetz® property investment adviser’s report that the wider variety of financial products available to the UK buyer in France have led to nearly a third of Brits opting for mortgages from local providers.       It appears that higher UK...

    Dubai Land Department reports that land prices went up by nearly 64 per cent, the department’s price index reveals that 2006 was a bumper year for land purchases in Dubai. However all may not be what it seems with analysts suggesting that land bought in prime areas may be responsible for the huge leap in average land prices. Land prices in Dubai were seemingly inflated by property...